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New York Drawings (2012)

by Adrian Tomine(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

177046087X (ISBN13: 9781770460874)

languge

English

genre

Graphic Novels & Comics

publisher

Drawn and Quarterly

review 1: The covers of The New Yorker are pieces of art in themselves, and Tomine has a style that seems at once to encapsulate the 1920's feel of the magazine's frontispiece while remaining relevant. Great illustrations, and his palette reminds me of Tim Sale. Just as worthwhile though is the middle section of the book, with the author's annotations lending a fuller insight to his (at times) unemotional characters. Definitely brings the mood of New York to the page, and achieves that rare thing of becoming instantly iconic.
review 2: Mostly fabulous New Yorker covers, some sketches woven in from subway rides or park sits, and a few scattered one page stories that make the often grumpy Tomine (by his one admission grumpy!) sort of endearing, in a self-deprecating way. T... moreerrific art work; interesting how in the last ten years Tomine evolved from a real outsider artist to a sophisticated New Yorker cartoonist, one of the quintessential New Yorker artists (though there are several of those). Great stuff. I like the story of his going at a New Yorker party, completely imposter syndrome stuff, hilarious...running into Philip Roth and Steve Martin, not really talking to anyone except to ask where the coat check was... :) Why would I not give this 5 stars? I dunno, I guess because it is a collection of covers and not a story, and I'm reading for stories at the moment... but the art is amazing on so many levels. less

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